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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00013 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0005] 1770-1772 |
| Title | Thomas Longman to Henry Knox discussing business and Knox's undercutting of rivals |
| Date | 21 July 1772 |
| Author | Longman, Thomas (1731-1797) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Indicates that he enclosed an order for books. Reports that Thomas Boydston's bill against Lane & Co. has been credited to Knox's account. Discusses a complaint made by other booksellers that Knox is undercutting their prices, and is able to do so because of favorable treatment by Longman, which Longman denies. Indicates that he is sending Knox four trunks and a case of books, which have been bound in canvass because of the rising cost of leather. Longman was a London bookseller. (See GLC02437.00034) |
| Subjects | Book Selling Merchants and Trade Commerce Finance |
| People | Longman, Thomas (1731-1797) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Thomas Longman to Henry Knox on trade and business matters including accusations about underselling |